03307cam a2200529Mu 4500 ocn819635618 OCoLC 20200709055645.0 m d cr ||| 121124s2012 cau ob 001 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP YDXCP OCLCQ UMC N$T 9780520954083 (electronic bk.) 0520954084 (electronic bk.) 9780520258310 (cloth) 0520258312 (cloth) 9780520274198 (pbk.) 0520274199 (pbk.) (OCoLC)819635618 503609 (N$T) BL65.V55 F64 2012 REL 105000 bisacsh 201/.76332 23 N$TA Fighting words [electronic resource] : religion, violence, and the interpretation of sacred texts / edited by John Renard. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2012. 1 online resource (vii, 254 p.) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Exegesis and Violence : Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns -- 2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition -- 3. Annihilate Amalek : Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15 -- 4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation -- 5. Finhas of Medina: Islam, "The Jews," and the Construction of Religious Militancy -- 6. The Baha'i Tradition : The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination -- 7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism -- 8. The Failure of Allegory : Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita -- 9. Words as Weapons : Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts. One of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of violent acts as divinely mandated. Fighting Words makes solid text-based scholarship accessible to the general public, beginning with the premise that a balanced approach to religious pluralism in our world must build on a measured, well-informed response to the increasingly publicized and sensationalized association of terrorism and large-scale violence with religion. In his introduction, Renard provides background on the major scrip. Description based on print version record. Violence Religious aspects. Sacred books History and criticism. Religions Relations. RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies bisacsh Electronic books. Renard, John, 1944- Print version: Fighting words. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2012 9780520258310 (DLC) 2012029403 (OCoLC)788263689 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1074414 Ebook Library ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10627608 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=503609 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1074414 YBP Library Services YANK 9928522 EBSCOhost EBSC 503609 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52012 52012